{"product_id":"history-of-madness-paperback-1","title":"History of Madness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Foucault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean Khalfa\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it was first published in France in 1961 as \u003cem\u003eFolie et Déraison: Histoire de la Folie à l'âge Classique\u003c\/em\u003e, few had heard of a thirty-four year old philosopher by the name of Michel Foucault. By the time an abridged English edition was published in 1967 as \u003cem\u003eMadness and Civilization\u003c\/em\u003e, Michel Foucault had shaken the intellectual world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation is the only English language edition of the complete French text, including all prefaces and appendices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShifting deftly from Descartes to the founding of the Hôpital Général in Paris and early psychiatry, Foucault explores not only scientific and medical analyses of madness, but also the philosophical and cultural values attached to the mad. He also urges us to recognize the creative and liberating forces that madness represents, brilliantly drawing on examples from Goya, Nietzsche, Van Gogh and Artaud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistory of Madness\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring and classic work that challenges us to understand madness, reason and power and the forces that shape them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Routledge Classics edition includes a new introductory \u003ci\u003ePost Scriptum\u003c\/i\u003e by Jean Khalfa and, published here for the first time in English, a lecture Foucault delivered in 1970 at the University of Tokyo, where he summarizes some of the principal themes in this book. It is translated by Jean Khalfa and Joshua Heath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Foucault\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most influential, and controversial, thinkers of the twentieth century. His engagement with topics such as truth, power and language continues to exert significant influence on a huge range of disciplines, from philosophy, sociology and anthropology to history, politics, law, literature, religion and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Poitiers, France in October 1926, Foucault studied philosophy at the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris, securing degrees in both philosophy and psychology. He lectured there in philosophy and worked as a psychologist at the Höpital Sainte-Anne in the early 1950s. His thesis, \u003ci\u003eFolie et Deraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge Classique\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1961 and subsequently published in English as \u003ci\u003eHistory of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e by Routledge. It was hailed as 'magnificent' by the renowned historian Fernand Braudel and announced the arrival of a major new voice in philosophy. Several other now famous works followed, including \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of the Clinic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Things\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Knowledge (\u003c\/i\u003eall published by Routledge).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoucault was also a renowned activist, campaigning tirelessly on behalf of homosexuals and for prison reform. He travelled to North America in the 1970s and 1980s to live what he termed 'limit experiences' and write the three volumes of his \u003ci\u003eHistory of Sexuality. \u003c\/i\u003eFatally ill with AIDS, Foucault died in Paris on 25 June 1984, at the age of fifty-seven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 746\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924618281267,"sku":"9781041386728","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fwwI0Z3GUP9781041386728.webp?v=1793832673","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/history-of-madness-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}